FROME 2010

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Location

Address

Mendip (District)

County

Somerset

Region

South West

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.176639 / -2.373315 / 134 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

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Information

1923

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1923

Hoard name

FROME 2010

Alternative names

Frome I

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

11 Apr 2010

(to)

11 Apr 2010

Total number of coins

52503

Summary

52,498 antonininiani (radiates) and 5 denarii to Carausius found within a complete, but cracked, black burnished ware vessel. This vessel is decorated with a crude pattern of crossed grooves. A further, smaller, upturned, dish-like vessel was found on top, which appeared to fit perfectly.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Discovery depth (m)

0.25
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Museum of Somerset, Taunton
Finder(s)

D. Crisp
Closing reign (earliest)

Carausius
Terminal year (earliest)

286
Closing reign (latest)

Carausius
Terminal year (latest)

293
Opening year (earliest)

253
Opening year (latest)

259
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Black-burnished ware. The pot was found to be a large vessel, some 55 cm high and 45 cm in diameter. Organic material packed around the pot – straw and perhaps withies. One dish acting as a lid on top of a much larger pot.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1840

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-ED5662

References

Reference

Moorhead, S., Booth, A. Bland, R. - 2010 - The Frome Hoard

Reference

2011 - Coin Hoards 2011: Ancient Hoards. Britain

Ref

Record created by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (Aug. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

FROME 2010

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Black-burnished ware. The pot was found to be a large vessel, some 55 cm high and 45 cm in diameter. Organic material packed around the pot – straw and perhaps withies. One dish acting as a lid on top of a much larger pot.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

FROME 2010

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Black-burnished ware. The pot was found to be a large vessel, some 55 cm high and 45 cm in diameter. Organic material packed around the pot – straw and perhaps withies. One dish acting as a lid on top of a much larger pot.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
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